Pasadena: Elderly motorist pulls over seconds before she dies

PASADENA - An elderly woman motorist had the presence of mind to pull her car to the side of a downtown Pasadena street seconds before she collapsed and died, a police lieutenant said Sunday.

The woman, who estimated to be in her late 60s, was driving along Green Street, between Orange Grove Boulevard and Grand Avenue, about 4:50 p.m. Saturday with a friend when she became ill and decided to pull over, said Pasadena police Lt. Diego Torres.

She got of her sedan and then collapsed. She died at the scene, Torres said. Her name will be released pending notification of next of kin, he said.